Author: Franziska Sucker

In February 2024, African heads of states adopted a draft protocol to regulate digital trade within the continent. This significant yet challenging course for Africa’s digital economy fits into the broader trade agreement, designed to create a single continental market for free movement of goods, services, capital and people. Franziska Sucker explains the protocol, why it matters and what still needs to be done. What is digital trade, and how big is it in Africa? Digital trade refers to cross-border exchange of goods, services and other tradable items that is enabled by digital technologies. Africa’s market share of the digital…